Hana Monogatari [Tales of Flowers] by Yoshiya Nobuko

Hana Monogatari [Tales of Flowers]

Yoshiya Nobuko

‘The stories focus on friendship, the admiration of teachers, the warm affection between mother and daughter, and the adoration from one girl to another which resembles the love between boy and girl. (At that time in Japan, boys and girls should not fraternize after they became seven years old. After leaving elementary school, boys and girls went to different high schools. Girls had no boy nearby to fall in love with, which is one of the reasons why girls adore their fellow students, instead of boys.).. The first story, ‘Suzuran’ [‘Lilies of the Valley’], is a story told by Fusako, whose mother is a music teacher. Fusako’s mother wonders why the sound of a piano comes from the auditorium after students go home. She and Fusako look into the auditorium and find a blond-haired girl playing the piano. She is a daughter of the woman who donated the piano to the school. Later they find a piano key, a letter, and a lilies of the valley on the piano.’ ~ International Institute for Children’s Literature

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